Get a load of this...Ojas Collab

[John Warren]

19 minutes ago, Tom05 said:

Price gouging isn’t a good way to fight panic buying. 

 

Anti-gouging laws guarantee everyone gets nothing.    

[Tom05]

53 minutes ago, John Warren said:

 

Anti-gouging laws guarantee everyone gets nothing.    

During times of panic or crisis ,  stabilizing economic forces can break down and cause serious problems . Of course the remedy for these problems aren’t without unintended consequences , but  this is a blessing to the cynics that seem to find issue with anything imaginable.

[gigantic]

21 hours ago, Idontknow said:

I am making my own but it’s misleading when people try to justify price gouging, there’s no excuse for it. 

Both the prices of the Heresy IV and the OJAS speakers are higher than I'm willing to pay, but I'll stop short of calling the price points of either, "gouging." in the case of the OJAS, it's more appropriate to consider them as functional artwork. They're largely hand made, in limited quantities, produced in part by an established artist and priced accordingly. Whereas the Klipsch RP line is comparable to a Volkswagen Jetta, not cheap, but also not priced out of reach of many consumers, Heresy IV is akin to an Audi A3, with styling and performance that puts them in the aspirational luxury category, expensive enough, but reachable with smart budgeting for many. The Ojas, on the other hand, skips a few rungs on the performance ladder, eschewing the modern conveniences of the contemporary Porsche lineup, more like an air-cooled Singer Porsche: it's performance isn't nearly up to par with a current model Porsche and in many ways, isn't even as good as a Jetta, however it's hand built, with unmistakably unique styling and quirky performance that has its own appeal. Its price reflects its limited availability, exclusive styling and hand-made construction, while performance is almost secondary. 

[YK Thom]

3 hours ago, gigantic said:

Both the prices of the Heresy IV and the OJAS speakers are higher than I'm willing to pay, but I'll stop short of calling the price points of either, "gouging." in the case of the OJAS, it's more appropriate to consider them as functional artwork. They're largely hand made, in limited quantities, produced in part by an established artist and priced accordingly. Whereas the Klipsch RP line is comparable to a Volkswagen Jetta, not cheap, but also not priced out of reach of many consumers, Heresy IV is akin to an Audi A3, with styling and performance that puts them in the aspirational luxury category, expensive enough, but reachable with smart budgeting for many. The Ojas, on the other hand, skips a few rungs on the performance ladder, eschewing the modern conveniences of the contemporary Porsche lineup, more like an air-cooled Singer Porsche: it's performance isn't nearly up to par with a current model Porsche and in many ways, isn't even as good as a Jetta, however it's hand built, with unmistakably unique styling and quirky performance that has its own appeal. Its price reflects its limited availability, exclusive styling and hand-made construction, while performance is almost secondary. 

This is a good way to put it.

[Idontknow]

Figuratively speaking regarding my prior comments.

 

As for the price, they can charge whatever they wish to charge. I just find it ridiculous when people try to justify prices like this. Magnepan will start doing the same once old-school has passed on. Klipsch used to stay proportionate with inflation, then after Kevin Deal talked about it, that's when the price hikes started several years ago. 

[Marvel]

And the JBL L100 Classic is $4800 a pair. That's pretty rich.

[Dave1291]

It's business simple.  "Whatever the market will bear" cliche applies here.  Devin putting together his ideas w/ the Chief tossin his into the mix.  Ya get what you pay for IF you're willing to throw down the cash.  Doesn't matter if it's JBL, Kli[sch or a coffee can with string.  If it sounds good and it's what you want then have at it.  Life's simple IF you can let it go.  Kinda maybe. 

[gigantic]

12 hours ago, Idontknow said:

Figuratively speaking regarding my prior comments.

 

As for the price, they can charge whatever they wish to charge. I just find it ridiculous when people try to justify prices like this. Magnepan will start doing the same once old-school has passed on. Klipsch used to stay proportionate with inflation, then after Kevin Deal talked about it, that's when the price hikes started several years ago. 

it's worth noting that Klispch isn't a small company operating out a shed in Hope AR, anymore. They're part of a multinational corporation and have the overhead middle management, marketing and the e-suite to cover, as well as multinational manufacturing operations& distribution that all have to extract as much value from the product line as possible in order to deliver maximum returns to shareholders. This creates significant inflation beyond the Consumer Price Index, so, with profit and overhead, a speaker that costs $1299 to manufacture, has a retail value of $8000 to cover it all. This is the reality of corporate production today. 

[MookieStl]

1 hour ago, gigantic said:

it's worth noting that Klispch isn't a small company operating out a shed in Hope AR, anymore. They're part of a multinational corporation and have the overhead middle management, marketing and the e-suite to cover, as well as multinational manufacturing operations& distribution that all have to extract as much value from the product line as possible in order to deliver maximum returns to shareholders. This creates significant inflation beyond the Consumer Price Index, so, with profit and overhead, a speaker that costs $1299 to manufacture, has a retail value of $8000 to cover it all. This is the reality of corporate production today. 

I agree and will add that I would much rather see more "projects" like the Ojas than another ear bud or mid-market powered speaker. Also an endeavor such as this helps support the Hope plant and it's workers. Not just buy for a dollar and sell for two (or three) dollars. If this works out, they will probably build more (set initial production to 100 pair probably based on they made 200 horns), and / or add to the offering. I may not be their target audience, but I like the thought process.

[gigantic]

6 minutes ago, MookieStl said:

I agree and will add that I would much rather see more "projects" like the Ojas than another ear bud or mid-market powered speaker. Also an endeavor such as this helps support the Hope plant and it's workers. Not just buy for a dollar and sell for two (or three) dollars. If this works out, they will probably build more (set initial production to 100 pair probably based on they made 200 horns), and / or add to the offering. I may not be their target audience, but I like the thought process.

agreed as well. I don't even care if it sounds all that good, it's visually striking and looks something that evokes past icons from Klipsch, Altec & Jensen and a factory rendered DIY job. as an inveterate DIY-er, it's cool as hell. I'd also like to see more like this. 

[billybob1]

Say no more... iconic!

[OO1]

 cute speaker 

[billybob1]

Short but Sweet:

 

 

 

[Erik WithaK]

On 1/4/2025 at 5:39 PM, Woofers and Tweeters said:

I want a new Bugatti, but they cost too much. 
Breaking that ^^ sentence down: there is one fact and one opinion. It's a fact that I want one, it's my opinion that the car costs too much. 

Many times on this forum, people say (x) is "priced too high, costs too much, is not worth it, OR it's worth more, is priced too low, etc."
Worth is between the one selling and the buyer(s).  

Not that it's any of my business, but why are you letting the price bother you? 
I hope they sell the he!! out of them and expand into OjaScala. Not my money, not my monkey, not my business.

They need to do this to the Cornwall's. 2 way!👍🏁🫡